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Table 2 Mean ± standard deviation, minimum and maximum values of selected physiological indicators to assess the health status of Pyrenean chamois (17 females and 11 males) in Freser-Setcases National Game Reserve, northeast Spain

From: The physiological cost of male-biased parasitism in a nearly monomorphic mammal

Health status indicators

Male

Female

Oxidant status

 PON1 (units/l)

8.57 ± 2.39 (5.81–12.63)

14.68 ± 3.91 (5.28–19.33)

 GPX (units/mg)

546.54 ± 385.15 (224–1532)

549.75 ± 300.95 (192–1200)

Antioxidant status

 TAC (mmol/l)

0.29 ± 0.13 (0.11–0.48)

0.35 ± 0.18 (0.02–0.68)

Nutritional status

 IGF-1 (ng/ml)

71.91 ± 53.26 (17.11–211.01)

60.36 ± 28.69 (13.71–137.01)

 Kidney weight (g)

39.01 ± 5.61 (28.52–46.51)

35.36 ± 6.08 (25.30–50.91)

 Kidney fat weight (g)

53.25 ± 12.53 (33.55–76.80)

61.65 ± 18.35 (34.55–90.52)

  1. AbbreviationsPON1 serum paraoxonase 1; GPX glutathione peroxidase; TAC total antioxidant capacity; IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1